Mozambique

Mozambique

About 50% of Mozambique’s land area is forested; none of the country’s primary forests remain. Mozambique’s forests are state-owned, and about half are allocated for production. The annual rate of deforestation for the period 2010-15 was 0.5% (FAO, 2015).

There is widespread illegal logging in the country. In 2013, it was estimated that nearly half of the country’s timber exports to China were illegal (EIA, 2013). The cross-border smuggling of illegal timber between Mozambique and Tanzania is also a problem. In 2012 the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at improving management of forest and wildlife resources, including through improved cooperation on law enforcement to reduce the trade in illegal timber.

The timber trade between China and Africa has increased dramatically in the last decade, raising concerns over forest conservation in Africa. In order to improve the governance and sustainability of...

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